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the
system.
In
this
embodiment,
the
system
con?guration
is
displayed
in
such
a
Way
as
to
allow
an
analyst
to
“Walk
around”
the
device
to
check
out
hoW
it
is
functioning.
4.
Other
Applications
The
present
invention
is
applicable
to
any
netWork
resource,
including,
but
not
limited
to:
modems,
ISDN,
T1
channel
banks,
PRI
channel
banks,
routers,
gateWays,
bridges,
and
multiplexers.
It
is
to
be
understood
that
the
present
invention
is
also
applicable
to
any
device
Which
may
be
interfaced
to
a
netWork.
It
is
to
be
understood,
hoWever,
that
even though
numer
ous
characteristics
and
advantages
of
the
invention
have
been
set
forth
in
the
foregoing
description,
together
With
details
of
the
structure
and
function
of
the
invention,
the
disclosure
is
illustrative
only,
and
changes
may
be
made
in
detail,
especially
matters
of
shape,
siZe,
and
arrangement
of
parts
Within
the
principles
of
the
invention,
to
the
full
extent
indicated
by
the
broad
general
meaning
of
the
terms
in
Which
the
appended
claims
are
expressed.
What
is
claimed
is:
1.
A
system
for
management
of
a
netWork
resource
connected
to
a
netWork
by
a
client
connected
to
the
netWork
and
executing
a
broWser
compatible
With
a
hypertext
trans
fer
protocol,
the
netWork
resource
comprising:
a
netWork
module
interfacing
the
netWork
resource
to
the
netWork,
the
netWork
module
including:
an
options
database
including
one
or
more
selectable
options
for
operations
relating
to
the
netWork
resource,
the
operations
including
reporting,
con
?guration
and
control
of
the
netWork
resource;
a
native
resource
instruction
library
including
one
or
more
native
resource
instructions
for
the
netWork
resource;
and
an
instruction
module
translating
function
calls
into
native
resource
instructions
for the
netWork
resource
using
the
native
resource
instruction
library;
a
Web
server
transferring
the
one
or
more
selectable
options
over
the
netWork
using
the
hypertext
transfer
protocol,
the
Web
server
processing
hypertext
trans
fer
protocol
requests
from
the
client
including
one
or
more
hyperlink
references;
Wherein
a
user
of
the
client
may
generate
the
hypertext
transfer
protocol
requests
by
selecting
one
or
more
selectable
options
received
from
the
netWork
module,
the
requests
processed
by
the
Web
server
such
that
any
hyperlink
references
in
the
requests
are
parsed
by
the
Web
server
and
associated
With func
tion
calls
to
the
instruction
module,
the
function
calls
indicating
one
or
more
native
resource
instructions
for
the
netWork
resource.
2.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
netWork
resource
comprises
a
communications
device.
3.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
netWork
resource
comprises
one
or
more
modems.
4.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
reset
the
netWork
resource.
5.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
report
fault
and
status
information
betWeen
the
netWork
resource
and
the
client.
6.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
for
connection
reporting.
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7.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
display
netWork
resource
usage
to
the
client.
8.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
deactivate
the
netWork
resource.
9.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
selectable
options
are
transmitted
using
a
hypertext
markup
language.
10.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
selectable
options
are
transmitted
using
Java.
11.
The
system
of
claim
1,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
selectable
options
are
transmitted
using
a
virtual
reality
modeling
language.
12.
Amethod
for
remote
control
of
hardWare
in a
netWork
device
connected
to
a
netWork
by
a
client,
comprising:
storing
one
or
more
options
in
an
options
database
in
the
netWork
device,
the
one
or
more
options
for
operations
relating
to
remote
control
of
hardWare
in
the
netWork
device;
transferring
the
one
or
more
options
to
the
client
With
a
Web
server
communicating
in
a
hypertext
transfer
pro
tocol
language
compatible
With
a
broWser
executing
on
the
client;
upon
selection
of an
option
by
a
user of
the
client
to
form
a
request,
transferring
the
request
using
the
hypertext
transfer
protocol
language
to
the
Web
server
Which
parses
the
request
for
one
or
more
hyperlink
references
and
calls
an
associated
function
in
the
instruction
module
for
each
of
the
one
or
more
hyperlink
references,
Wherein
the
instruction
module
translates
the
request
into
one
or
more
native
resource
instruc
tions
using
a
native
resource
instruction
library;
and
performing
an
operation
at
the
netWork
device
based
on
the
one
or
more
native
resource
instructions.
13.
The method
of
claim
2,
further
comprising
the
step
of
updating
the
one
or
more
options
transferred
to
the
client.
14.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
program
con?guration
of
the
netWork
device.
15.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
deactivate
the
netWork
device.
16.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
reset
the
netWork
device.
17.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
report
fault
and
status
infor
mation
betWeen
the
netWork
device
and
the
client.
18.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
for
connection
reporting.
19.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
includes
an
option
to
display
netWork
device
usage
to
the
client.
20.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
are
transmitted
using
a
hypertext
markup
language.
21.
The
method
of
claim
2,
Wherein
the
one
or
more
options
are
transmitted
using
a
virtual
reality
modeling
language.
22.
The method
of
claim
2,
further
comprising
the
step
of
formatting
a
user
interface
using
frame
tags
to
partition
user
views.
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